GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |